Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1901 — MISS STONE IS HEARD FROM. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MISS STONE IS HEARD FROM.

Latter Dated Nor. 1 Say. Writer aad . Companion Are Well. New York dispatch: The messenger sent by M. Bakhmeteff, the Russian diplomatic agent, to the brigands has returned, bearing a letter from Miss Stone to a former pupil at Sofia, says the Sofia correspondent of the Journal and Advertiser. M. Bakhmetoff, having thus established communications, has turned the letter and details over to Mr. Dickinson, the American con-sul-general, saying the latter has the ransom, and upon him rests the responsibility. The messenger was absent nine days. The letter is dated Nov. 1 and is written in Bulgarian by Miss Stone, but controlled by the brig-

ands. It consists of half a page, saying Miss Stone and Mme. Tsilka are well and that the latter expects a baby in three weeks. It expresses hope for speedy release. M. Bakhmeteff’s messenger also brought a letter to Mr. Dickinson from Miss Stone. The brigands decline to trust Mr. Dickinson’s men and characterize his offer as paltry.

MISS ELLEN M. STONE.